On December 29, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Celtics hosted the Pistons, Jaylen Brown was absent due to back pain, before the game, the Green Army ranked first in the East with 23 wins and 6 losses, while the Pistons ranked first from the bottom in the East with 2 wins and 28 losses, and suffered a 27-game losing streak. Green team starters: Holiday + White + Tatum + Horford + Porzingis, Pistons starters: Cunningham + Ivey + Duren + Knox + Bogdanovich.
In the first quarter of the game, Cunningham was in a hot state, scoring 4 points in a row at the beginning, Tatum dunked with both hands, Pozin tossed, Cunningham jumped and scored again, Ivey made a layup, the Pistons pressed the Green Army to play, Tatum scored three points, White ate cakes, the Green Army only trailed by 2 points, Ivey scored three points to the Pistons to stop the bleeding, Holiday and Pozin scored successively, but the Pistons were very tough, Duren, Rivers and Wiseman combined to play a wave, the Pistons actually led by double digits, the Green Army was forced to call a timeout, and after coming back, Tatum hit a three-point shot to stop the bleeding, and then singled Wiseman but unfortunately missed three points, Kota throw, Rivers missed three points, Tatum made a foul, the Green Army instantly narrowed the difference, Hayes jumped in response, Kota hit a three-point shot, and the Green Army was net minus 3 points in the first quarter 27-30.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Census Reed and Burks exchanged three points, Bogda jumper, Holiday made a foul, Duren ate cakes, Census Reed made a layup, the Green Army fell behind by 2 points, the Pistons suddenly made a force, Cunningham made a three-point shot, Thompson made a layup, Cunningham hit a three-point shot, Knox hooked his hand, and the point difference returned to double digits, which is embarrassing, the Green Army can't even beat the Pistons? Wiseman ate the cake and dunked, Tatum and Hauser scored successively, but the Pistons always responded, the Green Army couldn't prevent Cunningham, Ivey made a layup, Duren jumped, Tatum and Hauser hit three points, with Duren's free throws, the difference came to 21 points, Census Reed jumped to stop the bleeding, Duren responded to the basket, Census Reed stepped on the line and hit a three-point shot, and the Green Army beat the Pistons 47-66 at halftime.
Halftime stats, Tatum 16 points, Porzingis 6 points, Holiday 6 points and 6 rebounds, Hauser 5 points, Pritchard 9 points. On the Pistons' side, Bogda had 4 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Ivey had 10 points and 5 rebounds, Cunningham had 22 points and 3 assists, Duren had 9 points and 4 rebounds, Knox had 4 points, and Wiseman had 4 points and 4 rebounds.
The first place in the East can't beat the penultimate one in the East? Yibian fought again, the Green Army really still got up, Tatum made a layup at the beginning, Pozin dunked violently, Pozin threw and continued to cut points, Holiday made a layup, and the Pistons were also scoring, but the Green Army was still narrowing the difference, Horford dunked, Tatum 2+1, Pozin fired outside, the point difference chased to single digits, White scored a one-stop dunk, Rivers scored three points for the Pistons to stop the bleeding, White and Horford also responded with three points, Tatum made a layup, the difference was 1 point, Wiseman and Burks scored consecutive points to stop the bleeding, Tatum responded 2+1, Pozin ate cake, the score was tied at 82, Rivers missed three points, Tatum did not have three points, the Pistons violated the 24-second rule at the end of the quarter, Census Reed hit the iron with a jumper, and the Green Army 82-82 Pistons at the end of the third quarter.
This game is really ups and downs, at the beginning of the final quarter, White jumped to help the Green Army overtake, Duren made a basket, the two sides began to tug of war, Bogda and Horford exchanged three-point shots, Cunningham continued to hit three points, Burks also scored three points, but I didn't expect the Pistons to gradually open up the difference, Cota received a violent dunk in the air, Burks responded with three points, Pozin stopped the bleeding with three points, and then Pozin singled and made 2+1, it's not over yet, Pozin jumps and overtakes, Tatum picks up the basket, Bozin Tianshen goes down to the three-point rush, Ivey cuts 6 points in a row to chase 106 draws, Cunningham blocks Tatum layup at the critical moment, is blown to interfere with the ball, the Pistons challenge fails, Cunningham three-point iron, but Bogda makes a basket, Tatum fails to shoot a shot, and the 108 draw game comes to overtime.
The two sides continued to stalemate in overtime, White 2+1, Ivey scored a three-pointer, Holiday 2+1, White hit a three-point shot, the Pistons stubbornly bit the difference, the result was still White scored a layup, Pozin dunked to end the suspense, and finally the Green Army narrowly defeated the Pistons 128-122 and staged a 21-point reversal.
Green Army stats: Tatum 31 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 steals, 3 turnovers, 11 of 31 shots, 2 of 11 three-pointers, 7 of 8 free throws, Tatum did not feel good, but scored 11 points in the third quarter, which was the key to the Green Army tying the point difference. Porzingis had 35 points and 8 rebounds, and he played very well in the final quarter, scoring 11 points in a single quarter, Holiday had 12 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 turnovers, White had 23 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, and the overtime was indispensable, Horford had 8 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Census Reid had 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, and Hauser had 5 points and 3 rebounds. In the whole game, the Green Army trailed by 21 points at most, and even the commentator was complaining about the Green Army playing match-fixing, but I didn't expect the Green Army to start working in the second half, and finally staged a big reversal.
In the third quarter of the game, the Green Army once counterattacked, from falling behind by double digits, until chasing only 1 point left, Pistons head coach Monty called a timeout, I have to say that this is really doubtful, maybe the Pistons really don't want to win, and the Green Army fell behind in the first half, maybe there are deliberate factors, it can only be said that both sides are acting. After beating the Pistons, the Green Army continued to rank first in the league with 24 wins and 6 losses, even the Timberwolves, the first in the West, and the Green Army also have a large gap, so the Green Army has become the undisputed league hegemon, as far as this season is concerned, the Green Army does usher in a good opportunity to compete for the championship, at least looking at the East, it is difficult for any team to compete with them.
Pistons stats: Cunningham 31 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, Duren 15 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists, Ivey 22 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, Bogdanovic 17 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, Knox 6 points and 2 rebounds. After this game, the Pistons suffered a 28-game losing streak, continuing to set a new record for the longest losing streak in a single season in the NBA, while also tying the record held by the 76ers for the longest losing streak across a season.